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Calculator displays all significant digits only up to 100,000,000

asked 2020-06-04 19:34:09 +0200

gabriel gravatar image

updated 2020-06-05 10:46:45 +0200

The Calculator displays accurately numbers up to 100,000,000, anything above that is displayed in the exponential notation (e.g., 100,000,001 results in 1x10^8).

While further calculations are accurate, there is no option to expand the bigger number, and a copy to clipboard also copies the exponential notation. The same can be observed in scientific mode.

I am not sure whether this is intended, a bug or perhaps there's a missing feature to allow the user to expand that number, so I'll let Jolla tag/comment accordingly.

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Do you really expect @jolla to react on this?

This is a 'feature' since 2013 :(

peterleinchen ( 2020-06-05 00:13:25 +0200 )edit

You might try 'Scientific calculator' which has also some flaws, especially with layout on newer devices.
Or -better, I do so- use ti85emu from openrepos (you need a rom for that claculator).

peterleinchen ( 2020-06-05 01:00:56 +0200 )edit
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peterleinchen, why not? perhaps it's just a qml change, perhaps not. The scientific mode has the same flaw, I'll update the general description. Thanks for pointing that out.

gabriel ( 2020-06-05 10:46:06 +0200 )edit

I meant not the mode.
But a different application from store. :)

peterleinchen ( 2020-06-05 11:08:36 +0200 )edit
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peterleinchen: ok, got you now - yes, I ended up using a different calculator for what I needed, but I want this report here as it is a chance for improving stock applications, which will only make SFOS better.

gabriel ( 2020-06-05 11:10:18 +0200 )edit

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answered 2020-06-06 11:05:12 +0200

hsjpekka gravatar image

Now there is patch 'Calculator result copying' in Patchmanager. It copies calculation.result.value in stead of calculation.result.valueText.

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Thanks for this nice, little Patch, @hsjpekka!

It also works fine under SailfishOS 3.2.1 (tested on an Xperia X) and presumably former SailfishOS 3.x versions (have not tested that), because the Jolla's Calculator was not altered lately.

olf ( 2020-06-06 17:13:07 +0200 )edit
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